There's something for everyone at MTG Hawke's Bay, home of the region's taonga and other treasures. Explore the artefacts in the Maori gallery and discover the remarkable story of the region's recovery following the devastating earthquake of 1931. The museum also showcases changing exhibitions of art, culture and social history. MTG's Century Theatre features a varied programme of events, film, live theatre and music. You'll also find fun, interactive activities for children, a weekend Drop-In Zone, workshops for young and old alike, and school holiday programmes are offered throughout the year. Our exhibitions are drawn primarily from the Hawke's Bay Museum's Trust collection. Permanent exhibits on the 1931 earthquake and the region’s stunning Taonga Māori artifacts are supported by changing exhibitions in other gallery spaces. The museum's Main Foyer also boasts an ever-changing canvas for murals, sculptures and more.
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“Every so often, in a distant place, there comes into existence someone with individuality and refined genius. They live their life, not in a great city, at the centre of power. Instead in a quiet town… they choose to do their work: to solve problems with imagination, to create buildings of...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Sunday 4 August
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Project Banaba, by Banaban scholar and artist Katerina Teaiwa, explores how the island of Banaba was destroyed by phosphate mining during the 20th century, leading to the total relocation of its people on 15 December 1945.
Co-curated by Jess Mio and Yuki Kihara, this exhibition brings together...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Sunday 1 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Take a gentle stroll around some of Napier's streets with a museum curator and learn about some local iconic buildings designed by architect Louis Hay.
After the walking tour come and explore the exhibition of his works in MYG's Linkway Gallery at your own pace.
Spaces are limited, please...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Sunday 21 July
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join Historian Michael Fowler for a talk on the history of the Marine Parade from 1928 to 1938.
This decade heralded the development of what has been called Napier’s playground.
Michael’s talk will look at the conflicts that arose during the post-quake era, with many not wanting any...
Date: Saturday 20 July
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Returning to the Bay, we have the popular NZ Mountain Film Festival National Tour with its amazing films celebrating outdoor adventurers getting out there and doing it!
Internationally recognised as one of the world’s premier mountain film festival events an audience can expect up-close...
Date: Saturday 20 July
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Chamber Music New Zealand celebrates Matariki with Toru Whā, Ka Rewa a Matariki
NZTrio & Horomona Horo
NZTrio will be joined by musician and composer Horomona Horo playing taonga pūoro in a programme reflecting on our past while celebrating new horizons and possibilities.
Illustrated by the...
Date: Sunday 21 July
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” – Vincent
Vincent has become a rockstar in the art world. He is one of the most recognised artists the world over and everyone seems to know something about his life. Why? What is it that you know? Is this accurate or because...
Date: Saturday 27 July
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“A Spellbinding and superb performance.” – Theatre Review
“The transitions are masterful.” – The Hook
Vincent van Gogh is one of the world’s most recognisable and beloved painters. Leonard Nimoy’s celebrated play Vincent is based on hundreds of letters exchanged between the...
Date: Saturday 27 July
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“Every so often, in a distant place, there comes into existence someone with individuality and refined genius. They live their life, not in a great city, at the centre of power. Instead in a quiet town… they choose to do their work: to solve problems with imagination, to create buildings of...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Sunday 4 August
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Project Banaba, by Banaban scholar and artist Katerina Teaiwa, explores how the island of Banaba was destroyed by phosphate mining during the 20th century, leading to the total relocation of its people on 15 December 1945.
Co-curated by Jess Mio and Yuki Kihara, this exhibition brings together...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Sunday 1 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Synopsis:
Paulina Salas is a former political prisoner in an unnamed Latin American country who had been raped by her captors, led by a sadistic doctor whose face she never saw. The rapist doctor played Schubert's String Quartet No. 14, subtitled Death and the Maiden, during the act of rape; hence...
Date: Friday 2 August to Sunday 4 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Synopsis:
Paulina Salas is a former political prisoner in an unnamed Latin American country who had been raped by her captors, led by a sadistic doctor whose face she never saw. The rapist doctor played Schubert's String Quartet No. 14, subtitled Death and the Maiden, during the act of rape; hence...
Date: Friday 2 August to Sunday 4 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join exhibition curator Gail Pope on a tour of our exhibition House of Webb: A Victorian Family’s Journey to Ormondville.
Gail will give you a wonderful insight into the journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884. Learn...
Date: Tuesday 6 August to Tuesday 1 October
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join curator Gail Pope and explore all things shiny in this exhibition that celebrates silver objects from our collection.
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial...
Date: Tuesday 6 August
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 14 August to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) is a celebration of film on the finest screens in New Zealand. The event is the cultural highlight of winter in 13 towns and cities and is one of the longest running annual festivals in the country. NZIFF makes a great occasion out of movie-going...
Date: Thursday 29 August to Sunday 15 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Project Banaba, by Banaban scholar and artist Katerina Teaiwa, explores how the island of Banaba was destroyed by phosphate mining during the 20th century, leading to the total relocation of its people on 15 December 1945.
Co-curated by Jess Mio and Yuki Kihara, this exhibition brings together...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Sunday 1 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) is a celebration of film on the finest screens in New Zealand. The event is the cultural highlight of winter in 13 towns and cities and is one of the longest running annual festivals in the country. NZIFF makes a great occasion out of movie-going...
Date: Thursday 29 August to Sunday 15 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join exhibition curator Gail Pope on a tour of our exhibition House of Webb: A Victorian Family’s Journey to Ormondville.
Gail will give you a wonderful insight into the journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884. Learn...
Date: Tuesday 6 August to Tuesday 1 October
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 14 August to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join exhibition curator Gail Pope on a tour of our exhibition House of Webb: A Victorian Family’s Journey to Ormondville.
Gail will give you a wonderful insight into the journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884. Learn...
Date: Tuesday 6 August to Tuesday 1 October
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 14 August to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 14 August to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 14 August to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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